It was our first weekend (back) in the Lehigh Valley, so we kicked things off with the usual... fireworks display at local car festival, great Celtic bluegrass band at Musikfest and free tickets to see the King of the Blues. Outside of that we wrote some thank-you notes, did a little preemptive appliance shopping, and crashed pretty hard on our first even remotely lazy days since the Fourth of July.
My boss was back today after the big BoD meeting in Muskegon. He seemed pleased to have me 'on board' and we got up to speed. I'm also learning how to engage in idle conversation with two execs who stop by your desk: be very direct (ie don't mention that you enjoyed the festival or that your tickets were awarded by Mack truck who didn't use their sponsor's allotment, just say that you went to the BB King concert and it was good), make sure you are ready to speak about any subject with authority or remain quiet, and for heaven's sake don't forget to wear your wedding ring if you just got married.
Monday, August 06, 2007